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Highest Paying Industries for Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHelpers

The top 63 highest paying industries for pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $42,770, general medical and surgical hospitals - local government owned is the highest paying industry for pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers . It is followed by hospitals - local government owned industry (average annual salary $42,770). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittershelpers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 63 Highest Paying Industries for Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHelpers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$42,770	$26,990	30
2	Hospitals - Local government owned	$42,770	$26,990	30
3	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$42,740	$27,470	40
4	Health Care and Social Assistance	$42,730	$27,700	40
5	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$42,030	$27,590	40
6	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$39,580	$25,910	100
7	Other Building Equipment Contractors	$37,820	$20,240	200
8	Natural Gas Distribution	$37,080	$31,370	170
9	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$35,750	$24,970	190
10	Utilities	$35,210	$21,650	260
11	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$33,840	$25,690	30
12	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$33,350	$18,050	30
13	Manufacturing	$32,060	$23,440	250
14	Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	$32,000	$24,500	120
15	Nonresidential Building Construction	$31,950	$21,200	3,090
16	State government, including schools and hospitals	$31,480	$21,230	70
17	Construction of Buildings	$31,420	$20,920	3,380
18	Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	$30,910	$19,450	170
19	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$30,300	$18,900	60
20	Building Finishing Contractors	$29,360	$24,790	50
21	Utility System Construction	$29,290	$19,640	4,270
22	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$29,100	$20,070	940
23	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$29,020	$20,210	790
24	Federal, State, and Local Government	$29,020	$20,210	790
25	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$28,930	$19,620	4,820
26	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$28,840	$20,020	870
27	Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors	$28,820	$19,650	600
28	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$28,660	$20,140	760
29	Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$28,640	$20,970	290
30	Educational Services	$27,830	$18,010	140
31	Construction	$27,720	$19,180	48,680
32	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$27,590	$19,000	690
33	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$27,570	$19,850	40
34	Educational Services - State government owned	$27,570	$19,850	40
35	Direct Selling Establishments	$27,370	$17,570	30
36	Nonstore Retailers	$27,370	$17,570	30
37	Specialty Trade Contractors	$27,300	$19,020	40,480
38	Building Equipment Contractors	$27,270	$19,010	39,630
39	Ship and Boat Building	$27,240	$20,240	50
40	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$27,240	$20,240	50
41	Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors	$27,210	$18,990	38,820
42	Retail Trade	$27,160	$17,820	60
43	Commercial and Industrial Machinery Equipment (except Auto and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance	$27,110	$18,180	60
44	Water, Sewage and Other Systems	$27,060	$17,240	n/a
45	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$27,040	$18,530	80
46	Land Subdivision	$26,780	$20,020	30
47	Repair and Maintenance	$26,660	$18,270	60
48	Residential Building Construction	$26,650	$19,760	290
49	Mining	$26,350	$17,310	150
50	Support Activities for Mining	$26,300	$17,300	150
51	Educational Services - Local government owned	$26,210	$17,510	80
52	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$25,100	$17,340	70
53	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$25,100	$17,340	70
54	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$23,820	$17,390	250
55	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$23,680	$17,360	260
56	Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	$23,470	$18,150	230
57	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$23,120	$17,950	790
58	Administrative and Support Services	$22,940	$18,380	530
59	Employment Services	$22,600	$18,260	470
60	Temporary Help Services	$22,330	$18,160	420
61	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$22,160	$16,330	n/a
62	Engineering Services	$21,070	$16,170	n/a
63	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$21,070	$16,170	n/a